In Northern VA they have a diner called Bob & Edith's. They started at a location near Ft. Myer - great place.
Now they've got several locations. Good food!
Posted on 03/14/2022 6:51:13 AM PDT by Rummyfan
For nine years, Shawn Stanford has called Dean’s Diner her second home. On a recent grey Tuesday afternoon, the petite 30-year-old in a crisp white uniform offered an infectious smile and warm greeting to anyone who walked in the door.
At the heart of the reason she loves her job is a sense of community — “outside of the money,” Ms. Stanford said, laughing. “There is a great mix of regulars who I know what their order will be as soon as they walk in the door as well as travelers passing through on the highway looking for some good homemade food and a place that feels welcoming.”
The Hay family from State College were the latter; they quickly grabbed one of the green leather booths located by a window overlooking U.S. Rt. 22 and ordered some stick-to-your-ribs nourishment for their drive from Pittsburgh back to Happy Valley.
Veronica and Paul Hay chose a BLT and a double cheeseburger, respectively. As daughter Paula Prisbylla, who’s moving back home to State College from Pittsburgh, took some time to decide, a guy at the counter suggested none of them leave without trying one of the diner’s homemade pies.
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Twice for me.
Long live diners!
This is what you get with the “West of La Cienega Boulevard in Los Angeles, East of the Hudson River in New York City, and ‘Inside the Beltway’ in Washington, DC” elites: amoral, indulgent and parochial sanctimony. They really need to take a cross country trip in small motor home and realize the shock of the people outside of the regions I mentioned.
Dean’s Diner is a nice place, two area codes away from Pittsburgh. I’ve eaten there.
Dean’s Diner is awesome. I live about 10 minutes away and their pies are out of this world!
Around here diner breakfasts are less expensive than the drive throughs and much tastier.
Waffle (Awful) House, because you never outgrow your need for grease. grin\
In Northern VA they have a diner called Bob & Edith's. They started at a location near Ft. Myer - great place.
Now they've got several locations. Good food!
Had some yuppies buy an old diner that we frequented for many many years, and they turned it into a California “avacado on everything” type resteraunt. Hated to see the diner die like that. Had another 2 in our town close down because of covid restrictions. (Several,in neighboring towns did as well)
Now there are “high end coffee cafes” taking their places, and not doing as well (though that could be due to,the covid restrictions that were in place for 2 years, but I just don’t see people going in and socializing like,they used to anymore.
The first diner I spoke of tried to keep the locals by keeping some of the old menu, but the atmosphere was so totally changed that lots of locals quit going. Now mostly thr summer visitors go because it “looks nice’ from the outside now. WintEr months though they have really struggled, especially with the covid crap
I love diner breakfasts. It’s such an American-affirming ritual. What’s unfortunate is that with a typical omelet @ $13 -$15 and (usually lackluster) coffee @ $2.50 by the time you’re done, a classic American greaseball breakfast is $20 with tax & tip and I can’t justify that.
Salena is our hometown girl and a former Freeper. But I have to disagree with her here.
They are no longer paternalistic elites if they ever were. They are parasitic elites.
Paternalistic implies something of a father figure who actually cares for their charges. The kleptocracy in charge has made it quite clear that they do not.
When I worked in the Wall St. area it was breakfast at the same coffee shop every morning except payday for years at a time. When I returned to one after a three year hiatus, the waitress remembered exactly what I wanted and HOW I wanted it.
Norm’s on LaCienega and Beverly Blvd was a good dinner back in the day.
I love Waffle House!
Last year heading through PA I stayed in Pittston and was going to eat at a Denny’s near my motel. 8 am was supposed to open, still closed—then I see the waitstaff show up and am told it might be awhile, chef was on way.
I saw an elderly couple in car next to me. They didn’t want to wait.Quickly got on
phone and saw place nearby, Pittston Diner. I drive there and the couple shows up too...ah, great minds think alike.
Good food, nice service, treated well.
Staying in Pittsburgh area I started going to places like Bob’s Diner in Carnegie and
Dor-Stop in Dormont. Then the likes of Pamela’s, Kelly O’s and DeLuca’s in Strip District of Pitt. Same thing, good food, low prices, friendly service. Some
I will check it out. I usually go to Silver Diner when I’m in the area.
Some not technically diners but have the diner feel
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